I studied sculpture at Edinburgh College of Art. After graduating I had an artists residency for a while where my work focused on faith and spirituality.

I came to Glasgow and crossed over from the art world, taking a job as a youth development worker. I then did environmental sustainability at Strathclyde University and got a job as greenspace officer for Argyll and Bute Council.

I worked there for 10 years in the planning department and set up things like eco schools programmes, green gyms and nature projects. I did a lot of the carvings in the area and ran a lot of community workshops too.